Chapter 6 – Discovery
The next day; Hermione was in a very bad mood. Everything seemed to be going wrong; her and Ron were still awkward with each other, her school work was getting more and more advanced because of their O.W.LS and worst of all, she wished she could be with Draco.
Every time he walked past her, a chill went down her spine. A week had passed since their last encounter and she hadn't talked to him since. The only person who seemed to be cheering her up was Harry. He had been a good friend to her and Ron since their break up and she was extremely grateful.
On Monday morning, Harry, Ron, Hermione and Ginny went to the Great Hall for breakfast. Harry and Ginny seemed to be rather shy around each other; Ron seemed not to notice. After their breakfast; Ginny went to Care of Magical Creatures and Ron, Harry and Hermione went down to potions in the dungeons.
The room was icy cold and Hermione was shivering. Ron almost put his arm around her but refrained when he realised they weren't together anymore. Hermione wished they were; but partly she wanted to be with Draco. Snape swept into the dungeon his robes billowing behind him. He seemed to be in a bad mood as normal and was staring daggers at anyone who merely glanced at him.
His bad mood caused Hermione to have to work with Draco. It was awkward at first but after a while, Draco started to talk. "Hermione, I don't want it to be over; can I see you again soon?" Draco whispered. "Draco, I told you I can't be with you, I want to be with Ron" Hermione replied.
Hermione glanced over at Ron and saw him flirting with a Gryffindor girl called Sophie Stevenson. Tears tried to leak out until she heard a voice in her ear. "He doesn't seem to want you does he?" Malfoy whispered. Hermione looked at him and Draco hated to see her upset. His hand touched hers and he squeezed it gently. Hermione smiled at him and Draco smiled back. "Ok Draco, when can I meet you?" Hermione asked him. "Tomorrow at 7:00pm in the library" Draco said.
After a long potions lesson; Harry, Ron, Hermione and Ginny went to the great hall for lunch. Ginny walked over to her friend in Ravenclaw and Harry watched her bright red hair flow swiftly behind her as she walked. Hermione was weirdly quiet which made Harry wonder what was wrong. "Are you ok Mione? You'll awfully quiet" Harry asked her. Hermione wasn't listening and didn't answer him; she was too busy looking at Draco.
'I can't believe I'm meeting him again; I should know better this isn't like me at all. It's Malfoy's fault; he brought out this side of me I never knew I had' Hermione thought. "Hermione!?" Harry said loud enough for Hermione to stop daydreaming. "Huh, what is it Harry?" Hermione asked still not completely back to reality.
"I asked you if you were ok, weren't you listening? Please tell me if something's wrong" Harry told her. "I'm fine Harry! Please stop fussing!" Hermione replied. Harry was about to answer back when Ginny sat down next to him. "Hi Ginny" Harry said blushing. "Hi Harry" Ginny replied also blushing.
That evening at 6:00pm in the common room; Harry was sitting by the fireplace with Ginny who was very quiet. "What's the matter Ginny?" Harry asked her. (A/N: I know Harry's being very nosy isn't he?) "It's this thing with my dad; I'm really worried about how we're going to live, it'll be very hard" Ginny replied and tears started to fall down her cheeks.
"Aww Ginny please don't cry; I'm sure it'll be ok" Harry said and he went over to her and hugged her. Harry and Ginny hugged for quite a while; alone in the common room. Harry kissed her on her head and smelled her hair. Ginny let go from Harry and they both looked deeply into each other's eyes. Their faces came closer and their lips were inches apart, finally, they kissed.
Harry felt warm inside his whole body as he kissed Ginny. He felt like he was floating through the clouds; nothing else mattered except for kissing Ginny. Ginny felt the same. She never thought this day would come in all the years she'd been in love with him. They kissed for a long time until they broke off and Ginny spoke. "I love you Harry". "I love you too Ginny" Harry replied. Once again, they started to kiss.
Hermione kept checking her watch for 7:00. Part of her wanted it to be time to go but another part of her dreaded it. She didn't feel right being with Draco but she enjoyed every minute of it. At 6:45pm, Hermione made her way to the library. When she arrived, she saw Draco waiting for her.
Without even talking first; Draco rushed over to Hermione and pulled her into a kiss. They kissed passionately for a while and Draco laid Hermione on the table and carried on kissing her.
In the common room; Harry sat by the fire with Ginny holding hands. Ron came rushing down the stairs holding a letter in his left hand with a big grin on his face. "Guess what?!" Ron said excitedly. "What?" Harry and Ginny asked together. "Well I- wait a minute; are you two holding hands?!" Ron's smile faded slightly. "Yes Ron. Me and Ginny are together, I hope you're ok with it" Harry said.
Ron walked over to them both with an angry look on his face. Ginny and Harry had scared looks on their faces. Then Ron smiled. "My best friend and my sister!" He hugged them both tightly. "I'm so glad your ok with it Ron; anyway, what did you want to tell us?" Ginny asked. Ron snapped back to reality. "Oh right. Well, dad's been promoted to another office which will also give him more money!" Ron said grinning. "That's wonderful!" said Ginny and Harry.
"I know! Hey where's Hermione? I want to tell her the good news" Ron said. "She's probably in the library, lets go find her" Harry said. "I'll just stay here" Ginny said re-reading the letter to make sure it's not just a dream. "Ok, come on Harry lets go" Ron said.
Hermione and Draco were still kissing and Hermione was running her fingers through his hair. Suddenly, the library door opened quietly and Hermione and Draco didn't hear it. Ron and Harry stood in shock at the sight that met their eyes. "Hermione!?" Ron yelled with tears in his eyes.